88 Bleecker Street, Manhattan, NY 10012

The 6-story, 107-unit residential building at 88 Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, owned by Rashaad Middleton, has experienced several notable maintenance and compliance issues since its construction in 1959. Most recently, as of January 2025, there is an open complaint regarding the building's intercom system (bell/buzzer) that remains unresolved.

The building has had recurring rodent activity, with multiple bait application inspections between August and October 2024, though it passed rodent inspections in 2022 and 2020. There are significant active violations related to the failure to file required high-pressure inspection reports for both internal and external systems that span multiple years from 2018 to 2023. The property has a history of maintenance issues requiring attention, including past heat/hot water problems that were resolved within two days in February 2021, plumbing issues in 2019, and various violations in 2018 related to unsanitary conditions, including sewage and pest problems.

The building's record shows multiple "Work Without a Permit" complaints between 2022 and 2025, with inspectors often unable to gain access during final attempts. While the Bedbug Reporting system indicates no infestations in the past several years (2018-2025), the building has faced various maintenance challenges, including issues with lighting fixtures, cabinet repairs, and multiple building system inspections requiring attention to safety devices like smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in Apartment 1A. The property has consistently filed required bedbug reports showing zero infested units, and all housing maintenance code violations from 2018-2024 have been marked as closed, though some compliance issues remain active as of 2025.